KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

New Year’s Eve is a special time for Key West, with tens of thousands of people gathering in downtown each year to witness ...

In southwest Florida, Sarasota hosts a pineapple drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve, complete with an all-day block party ...

Ben Daughtry, left, president of Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, celebrates the “groundhog” conch living at the attraction on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Marathon, Fla. during a whimsical response to ...

Move over, Punxsutawney Phil: There’s a new contender in the weather forecasting arena — the Key West conch. Since 1886, Phil has been the main attraction of the annual Groundhog Day celebration at ...